This video blog entry is a companion piece to the article, "Moodle 2.0 versus Blackboard 9.1 -- a Brief Comparison" on EmergingEdTech.com. There are lots of features and functions on both of these programs. This is a great resource for teachers to de...cide which program is best for their classrooms. (6:54)[more]

When I first started using Moodle, I would enroll myself as a student in my own courses. This was, of course, in addition to my default teacher role. I just had to know exactly what my students were seeing when they used the program. I think some of ...the most important lessons I learned about Moodle was from the vantage point of an enrolled student.It’s like my own teaching and design will change when I regard it from the point of view of my students.The following tutorial explains the process self-registration and self-enrollment from the vantage point of a student. Use it to troubleshoot the process with your students. Or, heck, show it to your students as an model for self-registration and enrollment. (5:44)[more]

What the student sees when taking a quiz in Moodle. As an administrator / teacher / course creator I want you to be able to see what a student will see when they are taking a quiz. This will give you some context when it comes to fielding student que...stions and troubleshooting along the way. (9:08)[more]

I would like to show you how a regular user (or student) would go about adding their profile picture. Once again, it is good to know what is happening on the students end as a means of trouble shooting their problems. I will be addressing this tutori...al to the student. (3:44)[more]

I am now going to walk you through what the student sees when they access a forum discussion. I did this partly in the previous lecture, but I want to dedicate an entire lecture to this process so you can see exactly what they have to do to participa...te in a forum. (2:27)[more]

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